黄岩翻簧竹刻是浙江台州黄岩独有的传统竹刻工艺，属于中国竹刻艺术中极为小众的 “翻簧” 门类，区别于常见的留青竹刻、竹根雕等平面或圆雕工艺，它以毛竹内壁的天然竹簧为核心原料。匠人需将毛竹经煮、晒、压、刨等多道工序，取出薄如纸片的竹簧，再将其无缝胶合在木胎之上，最后在平整的竹簧面上施雕刻技法，成品色泽温润如象牙，质地细腻光洁，兼具竹的清雅与木的厚重质感。
Huangyan flipped bamboo inner layer carving is a unique traditional bamboo carving craft in Huangyan, Taizhou, Zhejiang, belonging to the very niche “flipped bamboo layer” category of Chinese bamboo carving art. Different from common flat or round carving crafts such as green-left bamboo carving and bamboo root carving, it uses the natural bamboo inner layer from the inner wall of moso bamboo as the core raw material. Craftsmen process moso bamboo through multiple procedures including boiling, drying, pressing and planing to extract paper-thin bamboo lining, then seamlessly glue it onto a wooden base, and finally apply carving techniques on the smooth bamboo surface. The finished product has warm ivory-like color and delicate smooth texture, combining the elegance of bamboo and the solid feel of wood.
翻簧竹刻的核心技艺难点在于竹簧的处理与拼接，脆薄的竹簧极易开裂变形，匠人需精准控制温湿度与胶合力度，才能将其平整贴合在方形、圆形等不同器型的胎体上。传统题材多为山水、花鸟、书法与戏曲人物，刀法细腻流畅，意境清雅，作品多为文具盒、笔筒、台屏等文房器物。由于制作工序繁复、学艺周期漫长，且市场受众有限，如今掌握完整翻簧竹刻全流程技艺的传承人寥寥无几，属于濒临失传的小众非遗项目，仅在黄岩本地有少量创作与传承，普通大众鲜有接触。
The core technical difficulty of flipped bamboo inner layer carving lies in the processing and splicing of the bamboo lining. The brittle and thin bamboo lining is extremely easy to crack and deform, and craftsmen need to precisely control temperature, humidity and gluing force to smoothly attach it to bases of different shapes such as square and round. Traditional themes mostly include landscapes, flowers, birds, calligraphy and opera characters, with delicate smooth knife work and elegant artistic conception. Most works are stationery items such as pencil cases, brush pots and table screens. Due to the complicated production procedures, long learning cycle and limited market audience, there are only a few inheritors who master the complete whole-process technique of flipped bamboo inner layer carving today. It is a niche intangible cultural heritage project on the verge of extinction, with only a small amount of creation and inheritance in Huangyan local area, and the general public rarely has access to it.